Travel ban's creator accuses court of power grab

On deportation surge, aide to Trump cites public safety

By COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS

Posted: February 13, 2017 at 4:30 a.m.

SUSAN WALSH
Credit: AP
National security adviser Michael Flynn boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday as he returns to Washington with President Donald Trump.

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A top White House aide on Sunday expressed support for President Donald Trump's immigration order and defended a recent surge in deportations.